US5670720A - Wire-wrap low pressure sensor for pressurized gas inflators - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a wire-wrap low pressure sensing device for sensing pressure changes of a vessel, and more particularly, to a low pressure sensing device for detecting pressure changes in an inflater of a vehicle safety restraint system.
- inflators Numerous types of inflators have been disclosed in the prior art for expanding an inflatable air bag of a vehicle safety restraint system.
- One type of inflator as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,301,979, assigned to the assignee of the present invention, utilizes a quantity of high pressure gas stored in a storage cylinder or body, which is selectively released to inflate the air bag.
- Another type of inflator derives the gas source from a combustible gas generating material, which, upon ignition, generates a quantity of hot gas for inflating the air bag.
- the inflator includes both stored compressed gas and gas generating material for inflating the air bag.
- Such an inflator is referred to as a hybrid inflator, an example of which is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,360,232, assigned to the assignee of the present invention.
- U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,818,764 and 3,944,769 disclose pressure sensors which are temperature compensated by charging the sensor reference chambers with the same gas as the inflator. Thus, the switch must be pressurized and this pressurized gas may also leak. Moreover, continuous adjustment of the pressure is required.
- U.S. Pat. No. 5,356,176 discloses a complex leakage detecting assembly which generates a signal in response to a change in temperature of the vessel through the use of a plurality of strain gauges and a layered bimetallic disk.
- the present invention overcomes the deficiencies of the prior art by providing a device for sensing pressure changes in a pressurized gas storage bottle of an inflator.
- Sensing means wrapped around the vessel sense expansion or contraction of the vessel due to pressure changes in the vessel.
- the sensing means has a first end and a second end. The first end of the sensing means is secured to the vessel and the remainder of the sensing means is free to move circumferentially with respect to the vessel in response to the expansion and contraction of the vessel.
- Means for determining the positional change of the sensing means determine if a pressure change has occurred in the vessel.
- the sensing means comprises a wire wrapped a plurality of times around an outer diameter of the vessel.
- a pair of wires are wrapped around the vessel. The free end of the wire(s) communicates with a switch which responds to the positional change of the wire by making or breaking continuity.
- the sensing means comprises a carbon fiber wrapped around the vessel.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of the low pressure sensor of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is an enlarged detail of the switch engagement mechanism of embodiment of FIG. 1.
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the low pressure sensor of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the core of the embodiment of FIG. 3.
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of the low pressure sensor of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the low pressure sensor of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is an enlarged detail of the switch mechanism of the embodiment of FIG. 6.
- FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a fifth embodiment of the low pressure sensor of the present invention.
- FIG. 9 is a top view of a wire/substrate assembly of a sixth embodiment of the low pressure sensor of the present invention.
- a cylindrical pressure vessel inherently grows and shrinks as its internal pressure changes. As disclosed by the present invention, this movement can be utilized to determine whether the pressure in the bottle is sufficient by correlating the growth of the diameter of the cylinder with the internal pressure. However, since the growth is typically very small, it is desirable to multiply the effect of diameter growth by wrapping the bottle numerous times with a means, such as a wire, while minimizing the friction between the bottle and the wire. With one end of the wire secured to the bottle and the other end of the wire being allowed to move, the position of the free end of the wire can be observed to predict bottle pressure changes.
- Thermal changes will cause the bottle diameter to change due to pressure increase and thermal expansion of the bottle material. These can be negated by choosing wire which has the appropriate thermal characteristics to offset these effects. This is important to allow the detection of only leak-caused pressure changes, which is the desired detection mode, and to avoid having the wire continually sliding against the bottle with temperature fluctuations, causing wear of the wire.
- a coil of wire 14 is wrapped tightly around a pressure vessel, herein a gas storage bottle 10 of an inflator.
- Bottle 10 is filled and pressurized with an inert gas, such as argon or nitrogen, to a pressure typically in the range of 2000 to 4000 psi.
- the gas storage bottle 10 is made of a flexible material, such as steel, which expands and contracts elastically in the pressure range for which it was designed.
- the bottle can have a wall thickness in the range of, for example, 0.080 in. to 0.120 in.
- the wire 14 is wound directly onto the bottle numerous times. In order to maintain close proximity between the wire and the bottle, the wire can be pre-coiled to a slightly smaller diameter than the bottle, then slipped over the bottle, to maintain positive tension therebetween.
- the wire 14 could be a bare wire or could be insulated with a very thin, hard layer of insulation.
- wire 14 includes a first and second end, 14a, 14b, respectively.
- End 14a is secured to the bottle to prevent movement of the wire end relative to the bottle.
- End 14a may be wrapped about a post or bonded to the surface of bottle 10 by welding, adhesion, or other equivalent attachment means.
- wire 14 is free to move circumferentially relative to the bottle 10. However, it is desirable to keep friction between the wire coils and the bottle to a minimum. Any wire cross-section can be utilized to assist in this, along with any friction reducing compounds, such as oil or graphite.
- the bottle expands, and the diameter of the wire coils expands correspondingly in an elastic manner. Assuming minimal stretching of the wire, this elastic diameter change translates to a positional change in free end 14b relative to a fixed point on the bottle.
- an electrical contact mechanism includes free end 14b and an adjacent switch 16 fixed on the bottle. Free end 14b terminates in a pointer 14c. The pointer 14c engages switch 16. Depending upon the position of pointer 14c, which is determined by the diameter of the bottle, switch 16 is opened or closed. Electrical lead wires 15a and 15b extending from switch 16 are connected to a monitoring circuit (not shown) to determine the continuity of the switch.
- the reaction canister in which the inflator bottle 10 is located after assembly could be provided with a closely toleranced hole (not shown) to accommodate switch 16 and wires 15, reducing assembly costs by having to avoid routing the wires away from the reaction can.
- the pointer 14c In a normal operating state of the inflator, the pointer 14c causes the switch 16 to close. If the pressure in bottle 10 drops too low, pointer 14c will force switch 16 to open, and the monitor circuit will detect an open condition.
- the circuit continuity could be monitored continuously by a monitor circuit located in the vehicle. Relative movement between of free end 14b can also be monitored visually, such as during servicing, by determining the position of pointer 14c with respect to a fixed point on the vessel.
- switch 16 can be designed to detect over-pressure conditions, for example, during manufacture, such that pointer 14c keeps switch 16 open until the pressure within bottle 10 drops to the correct range.
- a wire coil 14 is wrapped onto a core 20 of ceramic, or some other hard material.
- the core is cylindrical to fit snugly over the bottle, and can be fit on the bottle before or after filling.
- the core is cut length-wise to provide an expansion gap 22, similar to a piston ring, to allow the core diameter to expand with expansion of the bottle.
- the core 20 could include smooth thread-like grooves 24 for holding and separating the turns of the wire as it is wound onto the core.
- the wire is made from a fiber, such as a carbon fiber 26, that is wrapped around the bottle with one end 26a being secured thereto.
- An other end 26b is attached to a spring 28, or other similar means, to maintain tension on the fiber, while keeping the fiber in close proximity to the bottle.
- the free end 26b of the wire includes a contact mechanism which operates in the same manner as the embodiment described above.
- another embodiment of the low pressure switch of the present invention includes wire 14 and a second wire 30 wrapped around bottle 10.
- end 14b of wire 14 includes a pointer 14c, where convenient, like terms have been used to describe like elements.
- Pointer 14c communicates with a switch 32, which will be described further herein.
- Wire 30 includes a first end 30a fixed to the surface of bottle 10 and a second end 30b attached to switch 32. As the diameter of bottle 10 changes the wire ends 14b and 30b move circumferentially relative to bottle 10 and each other.
- FIG. 7 further illustrates contact between the free ends 14b, 30b of the wires.
- Free end 14b is connected to the bare contact area of contact 32.
- the free end 30b of wire 30 is connected to an insulated arm 32b.
- a second insulated arm 32a bridges the bare contact area of switch 32.
- the wire coils shrink elastically back to a smaller diameter and the free ends make or break contact as desired to indicate that a pressure loss has occurred. For example, if pointer 14c comes into contact with arm 32a or 32b, the switch will open or close, depending on its initial setting.
- the inflator bottle 10 is wrapped with a single insulated resistive wire 40, having a very small diameter, for example, 5000th of an inch.
- the wire 40 has opposed ends 42, 44 which are secured to the bottle 10.
- the inflator is filled with pressurized gas, the bottle expands and the wire 40 stretches elastically, increasing the resistance value measured at the wire ends 42, 44 with leads connected to a monitor (not shown).
- a single wrap or multiple wraps of the wire can be used. Wrapping the wire around the bottle many times amplifies the effect of the minimal change in bottle diameter growth, each turn changes the resistance slightly, and added together the wire turns provide a large resistance change.
- the resistance value is correlated with pressure existent in the bottle. As pressure in the bottle drops, due to a leak, the wire coils shrink elastically back to a smaller diameter and the resistance drops correspondingly.
- the resistance can be monitored continuously by a monitor circuit in the vehicle, or it may be checked periodically during servicing. If necessary, a reference resistance, such as a bridge circuit, may be included in the wire circuit to better discriminate resistance changes.
- thermally caused pressure changes can be compensated for by selecting a wire whose thermal expansion characteristics are such that they negate temperature related bottle diameter changes. This is important to avoid having the wire continually stretching with temperature fluctuations, tending to wear away the insulation.
- the wire 40 is insulated with a very thin layer of hard insulation and wrapped directly onto the bottle.
- the insulation used is non-flexible so that it does not flex and absorb the changes in the bottle diameter.
- the bottle could be coated with a layer of hard insulative material and the bare wire wrapped directly over the coated bottle.
- a resistive wire 50 is printed onto a thin sheet of substrate 58, for example, mylar, in a back and forth pattern.
- the substrate sheet is then wrapped around the bottle, such that the wire is on the inside surface, and the ends of the sheet are welded together to secure the sheet tightly to the bottle.
- the entire sheet, including the imprinted wire, would expand and contract with the bottle.
- Ends 52, 54 of the wire can be attached to leads 56 to monitor the changes, as described above with reference to the other embodiments of the present invention.
- a test device used to test the status of the sensor periodically, can provide a "yes/no" indication for a technician.
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